School enrollment, secondary, male in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: School enrollment, secondary, male was 82.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, secondary, male in Sierra Leone, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 82.2% for school enrollment, secondary, male in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.4% on the previous year and up 97.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 82.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 1971.
That places Sierra Leone 127th out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School enrollment, secondary, male in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 13.5% | — |
| 1972 | 14.1% | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 15.1% | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 15.7% | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 16.1% | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 16.3% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 17.0% | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 17.2% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 24.2% | +40.1% |
| 1985 | 25.7% | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 25.8% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 22.3% | -13.5% |
| 1990 | 21.8% | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 20.0% | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 29.8% | +48.7% |
| 2011 | 46.1% | +54.6% |
| 2012 | 47.8% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 41.7% | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 42.1% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 43.5% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 42.0% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 43.7% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 61.4% | +40.5% |
| 2020 | 62.2% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 72.5% | +16.5% |
| 2023 | 82.2% | +13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.6% | 13.5% | 17.2% | 8 |
| 1980s | 24.5% | 22.3% | 25.8% | 4 |
| 1990s | 20.9% | 20.0% | 21.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.8% | 29.8% | 29.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 46.0% | 41.7% | 61.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 72.3% | 62.2% | 82.2% | 3 |
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More education data for Sierra Leone
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.44 % change on previous year (2002)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,753 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 30,822 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2,602 (2002)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.2 % change on previous year (2002)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6,439 (2002)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.13 % change on previous year (2002)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, male in Sierra Leone?
- School enrollment, secondary, male in Sierra Leone was 82.2% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 82.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 1971.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for school enrollment, secondary, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 127th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.